Victoria Hudgins

For Hybrid to Work Longterm, Law Firm Processes Need Refresh | The American Lawyer  Law.com

Epiq Acquires Fireman & Co. to Gain Data, Knowledge Management Expertise | Legaltech News  Law.com

Tanisha Little, director of knowledge management at Simpson Thacher, talks to LTN about picking legal over culinary endeavors, leading a $900 million transaction as a junior associate, and how recruiting should change to engage with more diverse candidates.

Data privacy and protection might be of increasing importance to regulators, investors and clients but most organizations don’t currently include such topics in their ESG planning—including law firms.

A range of experts from across the UK legal industry offer their thoughts on what legal technology might look like in 2022.

A flurry of legal tech companies were listed on public stock exchanges this year. But in light of regulatory and legal risks of going public, which were also in full view this year, legal tech IPOs may not be as common in the near future.

LexisNexis’s Judicial Brief Analysis looks to help lawyers, clerks and even judges themselves better see, and understand, all legal perspectives in a particular case.

DISCO’s IPO, which sees 7 million shares priced at $32 per share, comes at a time when the e-discovery provider is investing heavily in sales and marketing and R&D.

Software provider Intapp has officially gone public, banking on a lucrative market and a digitization trend that shows no signs of slowing down to help drive continued interest among general investors.

Intapp has filed a registration statement with its intention to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol INTA. This follows recent M&A deals and SaaS-based repositioning aimed at cornering legal’s business development software market.

“He came in with all of these aggressive ideas and they were just very unrealistic expectations. He didn’t want any feedback from the leaders who had been there.”

Outsourcing Likely to Grow in Post-COVID Law Firm | The American Lawyer  Law.com

Once up and running, the economic bloc of 1.3 billion people will be the world’s largest trade zone and is expected to boost Africa’s total GDP to over $3.4 trillion. It could mean big business for law firms with the right profile.

In order to keep up with what it sees as evolving attorney expectations, Fastcase is enhancing its analysis abilities and expanding beyond the typical functions of a legal research platform.

The management consulting firm, which will bolster its financial and investigations star power, said this will increase the opportunities it has to partner with law firms.

Emily Foges will join Deloitte Legal as a lead partner, while Sonia Williamson joins as a director in the business and will work in contract management.

Deloitte Legal’s Bruce Braude and Tim Wistow argue that businesses are increasingly turning to technological solutions to present a legal front door to the firm itself.

LexisNexis’s new Context for Courts solution seeks to soften the pains of researching rulings and language most cited by a court.

Columbia Law School students are using a legal tech company’s document automation software to address the legal needs of New York City tenants and low-wage workers in South America.

Only government leaders were less likely than law firm managers to report taking advantage of artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies, said the RELX Group survey.